Question

A company's incident data shows that most successful breaches over the past year started with employees clicking malicious email links. The security manager wants a proactive, ongoing measure to reduce the likelihood of employees falling for these attacks. Which action best addresses the root cause?

Accepted Answer

Implement a recurring security awareness training program that includes simulated phishing exercises

Answer

Increase the mailbox storage quota so employees can retain suspicious emails for review

Answer

Deploy an additional firewall at the network perimeter

Answer

Enforce a stricter password complexity policy for all user accounts